Chapter 258: Breaking Through a Certain Country!

Under the pitch‑black night sky, a huge shadow was rushing forward, its black wings blending with the darkness. The golden eagle that had been heading toward the broad road seemed to sense something.

It suddenly veered in midair, then accelerated wildly.

"Roar!"

The golden eagle roared nonstop, its Spiritual Power circulating throughout its body, faint light clinging to its wings; against the dark backdrop it traced out sparks. Its speed was already extreme, now it surged wildly—saying it chased the stars and moon is no exaggeration.

In a short time it crossed half the capital, and a massive mountain came into view.

Cherry blossoms covered the surroundings, the summit held a huge volcanic crater, and snow‑capped peaks dotted it like white jade, appearing misty and dreamy even at night.

This is Mount Fuji in the Godshine Country!

The golden eagle circled in midair, its beastly eyes flashing icy killing intent as it swept downward, "This must be the place."

It released Spiritual Power, a dark‑gold light sweeping past Mount Fuji, and indeed sensed an unusual disturbance in the air, remarkably similar to what had occurred at Everwhite Mountain.

"I never expected there to be something here."

Back when that object fell on Everwhite Mountain, it triggered a huge outbreak of heavenly‑earthly anomalies; if the golden eagle hadn't been stationed there, the entire snow mountain would likely have collapsed due to the local magnetic shift.

Now Mount Fuji also harbors something similar, with faint signs of an impending eruption, but the golden eagle is not so kind‑hearted to help the Godshine Country suppress it.

Mount Fuji is one of the world's largest active volcanoes; although it is currently dormant, a full eruption would have unimaginable consequences.

The golden eagle's eyes flickered between light and dark, and even the space between heaven and earth was filled with a killing aura.

Soon many of the Godshine Country's people below spotted it and exclaimed in surprise, "Hey, look—what is that?"

Many stared upward, their faces filled with astonishment and shock, "My goodness, what a huge bird—this can't really be an airplane, can it?"

"This looks like a golden eagle? How could there be such a huge golden eagle—it's simply unbelievable."

"Before, Mount Fuji kept making strange noises; I thought it was some ill omen, but now it seems the golden eagle might be causing the commotion."

"As expected of the Yamato people's holy mountain, it actually shelters such a divine creature—could it be the guardian sent to protect Mount Fuji?"

At this moment the people of the Godshine Country still didn't know what was about to happen, excitedly pulling out their phones to capture this once‑in‑a‑century shot.

Looking down at the crowds below, like ants, the golden eagle's eyes were icy, devoid of any warmth.

After a brief circle, the golden eagle quickly locked onto the spot of greatest disturbance via its Spiritual Power—the very center of Mount Fuji's volcanic crater.

"This is the place."

The anomaly hasn't fully erupted yet, so the disturbance isn't as extravagant as at Everwhite Mountain; that's why the residents here have always heard strange noises.

A golden feather drifted down from the golden eagle's body toward the volcanic crater, gathering the eagle's purest Spiritual Power; its glow rippled like a rising sun.

Faint streams of light fell down, especially visible in the night, quickly drawing many eyes.

"What is that?"

"A golden feather! How beautiful!"

"I dare say this golden eagle is definitely a divine bird—what is it doing with that feather?"

The crowd chattered excitedly, faces flushed with excitement, having never witnessed such a miraculous sight.

Most of the golden eagle's feathers are dark brown, with occasional golden ones, and they are imbued with extremely dense Spiritual Power.

The volcanic crater is itself the epicenter of the anomaly; using a large amount of Spiritual Power might contain it, but if the power is insufficient it would instead destroy the original balance.

After the feather fell, its Spiritual Power was quickly diluted by the energy near the volcanic crater, spreading outward like a catalyst, and the golden eagle could feel the air's disturbance growing stronger.

"Just a little more."

The golden eagle then plucked another golden feather, which fell like a meteor into the volcanic crater, instantly turning into golden light that scattered, merging with the mountain's core and continually striking that thin barrier.

This space is inherently fragile and unstable, unable to withstand such an impact.

In an instant the whole mountain emitted a deep humming sound that others couldn't hear, but the golden eagle sensed a massive updraft rushing up from the ground at the volcano's center, making the surrounding air twist wildly.

Hearing this strange noise, for some reason, looking up at the brilliant golden light and the holy golden eagle, the crowd below inexplicably felt uneasy.

"That sound just now was really weird—it feels like Mount Fuji has come alive."

"You're not joking, are you? Mount Fuji is an active volcano—how could it possibly come alive?"

"An active volcano is alive."

The speaker, as if realizing something, suddenly widened his eyes and looked up at the night sky, unsure if it was an illusion, but feeling that the summit seemed to be moving.

He rubbed his eyes, his voice trembling, "Mount Fuji really has come alive."

Others thought he was joking, replying dismissively, "You're really funny."

The night wind blew, bringing immense pressure; the golden eagle circulated its Spiritual Power throughout its body to form a shield, enveloping itself, while its two wings slowly folded forward like a barrier in front of it.

Its black wings resembled a vast mountain, and through a narrow gap its cold, focused eyes could be seen.

"Boom—"

A deafening roar rang out as heavenly fire shot up from the ground; the underground energy surge finally reached above, where golden and red light intertwined, linking the volcanic crater with heaven and earth like a celestial pillar, setting half the sky ablaze.

Although it was night, the scene blazed like daylight, the intense heat warping the air constantly.

An unimaginably terrifying explosion thundered through the heavens, followed by a flash of bright red erupting from the pure white snow mountain like a gush, crimson liquid rushing down like a waterfall, leaving only rolling black smoke in its wake.

Endless magma surged forth like a whale's breath, wildly pouring toward the heavens.

In the blink of an eye, the area around Mount Fuji was engulfed in red lava, the snow mountain instantly turned into a volcano, periodically unleashing rolling waves of heat.

The whole process happened so fast there was no time to react; the Godshine Country's people stared wide‑eyed, their faces filled with shock, quickly turning deathly pale.

Seeing the lava about to flow down, they fled madly toward the distance.

"Help!"

"Mount Fuji has erupted!"

Within the crowd people wailed for their parents, as if the sky were collapsing; some even lost their shoes in the rush, too panicked to stop and retrieve them.

At the instant Mount Fuji erupted, an invisible force spread from the top of the volcanic crater, continually affecting the surrounding magnetic field.

At that moment, the entire Godshine Country—from the northern Hokkaido Circuit to the southern Shikoku Islands—was shrouded in a powerful electromagnetic force.

City lights flickered out, and in that instant the once‑brilliant metropolis fell into darkness.

How did the power suddenly go out!

It's really strange, the phone also has no signal.

What on earth is going on?

Voices rose and fell, echoing between the buildings; most had fallen into darkness, like isolated islands in a vast ocean. Citizens gazed at the pitch-black night sky outside their windows, growing increasingly uneasy.

And among the officers of the Divine Illumination Kingdom's guard unit who were anxiously issuing orders, they also noticed that all the surrounding computer screens were flickering with snow.

What on earth is going on? What's wrong with the equipment!

It seems to be affected by some kind of magnetic field, causing the loss of signal.

No way, we're using military signal equipment—how could there be no signal?

Throughout the Divine Illumination Kingdom, countless people stared at the big X on their phone signal bars, dumbfounded, some at a loss.

On the other side, the Monkey King and the Great Turtle watched as Broadroad City suddenly plunged into darkness not far away, knowing that the Golden Eagle had already succeeded there, and now it was time for them to take the stage.

The entire Divine Illumination Kingdom was plunged into unprecedented chaos.

The powerful magnetic field spreading from the eruption of Mount Fuji directly enveloped most of the cities of the Divine Illumination Kingdom; perhaps the components of the signal tower transmitter that landed here were exceptionally strong, and the Golden Eagle also added fuel to the fire nearby.

The phenomenon causing the eruption here was several times that of Everwhite Mountain, reaching an extreme of terror.

Even though the Golden Eagle had prepared defenses, it was still flung several li by the force of the phenomenon's eruption; fortunately it had Spiritual Power protecting its body, so although it suffered some injury, it was no problem.

Due to the spreading massive magnetic field, countless signals were interfered with or cut off; even the power system of the nearest city completely collapsed, showing the extent of the influence.

Under the coverage of such power, all communication equipment in the Divine Illumination Kingdom was instantly severed, leaving neither civilians nor officials able to escape.

Because it was too close to Mount Fuji, the headquarters where Ito Hirobumi was located suffered the same fate—all lights went out, and in an instant it plunged into darkness.

Originally, Ito Hirobumi urgently ordered the reinforcements to shift their target, preparing to head to Broadroad City for support, but before the order could be issued, this happened, catching him completely off guard.

Kawashima Kaede also collapsed; he had just discovered the target of the three creatures when the power went out—everything happened so suddenly that he hadn't even issued the order to switch to defending Broadroad City.

What's going on! Hurry up and send someone to repair it—could the lines be faulty?

You've dropped the ball at a critical juncture—if something really happened over in Broadroad City, how many heads do you have?

Kawashima Kaede was fuming, swearing nonstop there, while the repair crew stared at the immense pressure.

However, no matter how they checked, they could find no problem—after all, it was due to the magnetic field's influence; seeing Kawashima Kaede's furious expression, they could only stammer in reply: 'Everything is normal, there is no problem at all.'

Kawashima Kaede was so angry he could barely speak, his expression almost murderous: 'No problem—how could the signal just disappear? You're utterly useless! Good-for-nothings!'

No matter how he ranted there, it was to no avail.

All command structures collapsed at the same time, losing contact; they were like kites with their strings cut.

The soldiers who had been ordered to advance also paused for a moment, wondering how the signal could suddenly disappear.

They were originally headed for the cities of Changqi, Daoniao, and Dagao, but in the blink of an eye, the headquarters seemed to have issued a new order.

After a moment's thought, the leaders of the many soldiers decided to continue toward those places; until the new order arrived, they would first carry out the previous one!

Thus, the troops originally mobilized to Broadroad City proceeded unchanged, following the original orders, and were destined to come up empty.

Although the Monkey King, Golden Eagle, and Great Turtle were confident in their strength, this time they came to the Divine Illumination Kingdom to rescue the Little Fox without blind arrogance, not directly taking on an entire nation.

Even though their Cultivation Level is extraordinary, facing endless artillery, even if they could increase their size, it wouldn't help; if they provoked the Divine Illumination Kingdom, aiming for mutual destruction would be even more of a loss.

Even though they were burning with rage, they did not lose their reason; under the Great Turtle's secret plotting, they had a meticulous plan for this operation.

Originally they planned to finally gather together and attack Broadroad City, but after discovering the anomaly at Mount Fuji, they let the ruler of the skies, the fastest Golden Eagle, head to Mount Fuji to accelerate the anomaly's outbreak.

Thus came the scene of the Golden Eagle detonating Mount Fuji.

This not only threw the Divine Illumination Kingdom into chaos, but also bought them time—yet they hadn't expected the effect to be so good.

Magma erupts! Lava surges wildly!

The terrifying magnetic force directly covered most of the Divine Illumination Kingdom, and not only here, but even several neighboring countries across the Divine Illumination Sea were partially enveloped.

Communications cut, magnetic field disrupted—enough to paralyze countless technological weapons; most importantly, the reinforcements originally sent to support Broadroad City likely won't be able to react in time and cannot reach here.

All these effects were completely beyond their expectations.

Broadroad City also fell into darkness, becoming the best cover for the Monkey King and the Great Turtle; the two Great Demons successfully met here, following the Little Fox's scent, they immediately found the hidden research institute.

At Broadroad City's secret research institute, many soldiers were also guarding outside; seeing the surroundings plunged into darkness, they displayed extremely high quality, and after a moment of stunned silence, they quickly reacted.

Quickly send someone to check the cause of the power outage and immediately have them repair it.

Furthermore, we must strengthen patrols, absolutely allowing no mistakes.

Just as the soldiers were busy, a panicked cry erupted from the outermost perimeter.

Heavens, what is that!

Only seen not far away, a golden shadow and a green shadow stepped through the forest and came forth.

After seeing those two shadows clearly, the soldiers' pupils contracted sharply: 'All on alert! Monsters are coming!'

Seeing the massive figure approaching in the night, all the soldiers hastily raised their weapons; before they could fire, the golden giant ape suddenly accelerated without any sign.

In a flash, within just a few blinks, it already appeared before them.

The leading soldier captain could hardly believe what he saw before him: 'Fire!'

In his great astonishment, even his voice became distorted as he roared angrily.

The next second, countless black gun barrels aimed at the giant ape, fire serpents spewing forth, wrapped with the power of thunder.

The golden giant ape gave a cold snort, its beastly eyes filled with icy chill; only seen, it flicked its ears, and in its hand appeared a rod shining with gold-purple light.

That rod shattered the heavens, sweeping violently toward the Divine Illumination Kingdom's soldiers; a fierce wind met them head-on, even splitting the air in two.

After the Monkey King's body grew larger, the Wish-Golden Hoop Staff also expanded to about a hundred meters; the Golden Hoop emerged, bearing the power to sweep away everything.

In just a single encounter, these soldiers had no power to resist; their once-neat formation instantly fell into chaos, with countless more swept away by the wind.

Boom—

Countless cannons exploded at the horizon, turning the pitch-black night instantly bright, but the most dazzling was the brilliant golden flames beside the Monkey King, capable of burning almost everything.

The Golden Hoop Staff was wielded with tiger-like vigor, its movements clean and swift; its motion could not be clearly seen, only glimpses of afterimages, blocking all attacks.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the Great Turtle, under the Monkey King's cover, went berserk charging forward; later it simply retracted all its limbs into its shell.

Monkey King!

The Monkey King beside him instantly understood, swung the Golden Hooped Staff, and the turtle shell flew several meters away like a high-speed spinning behemoth, knocking countless soldiers of the Divine Illumination Country into the air.

Even those not hit were swept up by the powerful airflow.

Accompanied by rising and falling wails, the Great Turtle slammed heavily onto the ground, directly blasting a huge pit; the spreading mighty pressure crushed the bones of hundreds of surrounding soldiers.

Boom—

As the pit appeared, the ground trembled violently, like an earthquake.

The research institute hidden below also felt the violent shaking, with many stones rustling down.

The people inside the research institute turned deathly pale; after barely stabilizing themselves, they began shaking violently again the next second.

The Monkey King and the Great Turtle could confirm the Little Fox was nearby, though its exact location couldn't be pinpointed yet; but it didn't matter, after the Great Turtle's impact, even if buried deep underground, it could be dug out.

The two Great Demons cooperated like this: the Great Turtle's shell had high defense, combined with the sweeping strikes of the Golden Hooped Staff, its lethality was also great—it was essentially an alternative bomb, each strike creating a huge pit.

After just a moment, the area became riddled with pits, many places collapsed, and all the soldiers of the Divine Illumination Country watching the scene were nearly driven mad.

The power of these two creatures was truly terrifying!

Only a few minutes have passed, and the Great Turtle is about to smash through this mountain! (End of chapter)